Former Michigan State offensive coordinator Dan Roushar, right, speaks with top receiver recruit Drake Harris during a recent basketball game. Roushar has accepted a position with the New Orleans Saints.Mike Mulholland | MLive.com

Bell, who is skipping his senior year to enter the NFL Draft, endorses quarterbacks coach Dave Warner and tailbacks coach Brad Salem as candidates to replace Roushar.

"I feel like both of those guys have a sense of the offense," Bell said Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. "They can handle the job. Whoever gets the job is going to do great."

Michigan State announced Saturday that Roushar had accepted the Saints' running backs coaching position. MLive.com reported later in the day that head coach Mark Dantonio would consider Warner and Salem for the opening.

Bell said he's pleased that Roushar is making the leap to the NFL.

"I'm happy for him -- get to the NFL game and take that next step," said Bell, who became the Big Ten's leading rusher under Roushar last season. "He did what I did -- take that next step up. I don't blame him for it. It was his decision, him and his family.